Women Swimsuit Calendar, Oregon State University

Oregon State athletes have a had a significant showing in professional sports, including more than 15 MLB players, more than 20 NBA players, and more than 130 NFL players. Some of the more prominent athletes include Boston Red Sox player and 2007 World Series champion Jacoby Ellsbury; NFL Pro Bowlers Chad Ocho Cinco, T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Steven Jackson and Derek Anderson; Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker; Houston Rockets player Brent Barry; former NBA player "Iron Man" A. C. Green; and 9-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton. OSU alumni have earned more than 15 Olympic medals, including Fosbury Flop creator Dick Fosbury; first American woman to high jump over 6' Joni Huntley; and undefeated amateur wrestler Robin Reed.
Other notable alumni include NASA astronauts William Oefelein and Donald Pettit, Playboy Playmates of The Year Jodi Ann Paterson and Sara Jean Underwood, and Turkish billionaire Hüsnü Özyeğin.
• Faculty and staff
OSU has several notable faculty members, including entomology professor George Poinar, Jr., whose work extracting DNA from insects fossilized in amber was the inspiration for the novel and film Jurassic Park.